159k views
4 votes
Three horses equally share 16 1/5 pounds of hay. How many pounds of hay does each horse recieve?

User Ganaraj
by
6.9k points

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

convert to improper fraction

16 1/5 = 81/5

Three horses share 81/5 pounds of hay equally.

Each horse receives (81/5)/3= 81/15 = 27/5 (pounds of hay).

User Trevor Powell
by
8.3k points